What do you call someone who rips off the American taxpayer by spending Katrina relief funds on champagne, 'Girls Gone Wild' videos or gambling sprees?
Why, a 'victim', of course. At least, you do if you're the editorial writer of the Los Angeles Times.
The sub-headline in the editorial in today's LA Times reads like a parody: "It's Wrong to Blame Victims for Spending Irresponsibly."
No, that's not a misprint.
While acknowledging that the 16% of improper expenditures 'is indeed high', the Times doesn't want us to get all worked up about it:
"... obsessing about the spending habits of refugees comes perilously close to blaming the victim."
The LA Times blames the government agency giving away the money - not the cheats who rip off the system and the taxpayer.
